Donald Trump Is a Globalist | by Harold James - Project Syndicate

Donald Trump Is a Globalist | by Harold James - Project Syndicate

When the term globalism first came into wider use in the 1940s, it was a label – synonymous with "Hitlerism" – for the ethically unanchored pursuit of advantage on an international scale. Far from representing a rejection of globalism, Donald Trump and his MAGA movement have embraced its original meaning.

With Higher Ed Attacks, Trump Is Following Orbán’s Playbook

Donald Trump’s assaults on higher education funding and campus free speech have precedents in the policies of one of the global right’s icons: authoritarian Hungarian president Viktor Orbán.

Straight out of the Trump playbook – the EU weakens transport emissions targets

The electric car production facility at the Renault factory in Douai, France. Photo credit: Guillaume Cortade / EC Audiovisual Service. By Anders Lorenzen In a further setback for the green transition, the European Union (EU), one of the most ambitious climate action players, has caved into pressure from the car industry. This month, the European Commission (EC) proposed extending the emission targets for carmakers for cars and vans from one to…